NASHVILLE, TENN.-After snagging its fifth consecutive win on
Saturday, Campbell heads to Lipscomb Monday for a 5 p.m. Atlantic
Sun tilt inside Allen Arena.
The Lady Camels (6-10, 5-2 A-Sun) have tallied a perfect 5-0 record
since the turn of the New Year, all A-Sun games. The five game
streak ties the longest for CU since 2004, when the Lady Camels
took five in a row from Jan. 24 (62-60 at Belmont) to Feb. 7 (64-63
at Jacksonville).
At Belmont on Saturday, Tonisha
Baker and Jazmine
Cooper combined for 28 points to lead CU past the Bruins,
60-57.
Baker a sophomore guard, led CU with 15 points and seven rebounds,
adding four assists in the win. Cooper gathered 13 points on 6-of-8
shooting with six rebounds and a pair of steals. Kate
Cloxton and Courtney
Cannon both posted eight points for the Lady Camels.
Junior guard Amanda
O'Neill tallied five points, six rebounds and a pair of assists
for CU, while senior forward Lauren
Yesh collected four points and six boards.
Baker leads the Lady Camels on the season at 11.5 points per game,
adding 5.7 rebounds. Yesh registers 8.5 points per game, with
Cooper adding 8.3 points a contest. Both forwards gather 6.3 boards
per game for the Lady Camels. Cloxton also collects 8.3 points a
game, along with 4.1 assists.
Lipscomb (7-9, 4-3 A-Sun) is coming off a 56-52 setback at Belmont
on Thursday, where the Bisons rallied from 16 down, coming within
one point of the lead before time ran out. Senior guard Jenna
Bartsokas led the Bisons with 15 points and five assists, while
junior guard Anna Bowers scored 12. Junior forward Brittany Duerk
also recorded eight points and 10 rebounds for LU.
Bartsokas leads the Bisons on the season at 15.4 points and 4.4
rebounds per game, while Bowers pours in 14.0 points a contest.
Sophomore wing Hannah Phillips also collects 7.1 points and 4.6
rebounds, while Duerk tops Lipscomb on the glass at 5.6 rebounds
per game.
The Lady Camels have taken three in a row over the Bisons,
including both meetings last season. The all-time series, dating
back to 2004 when Lipscomb joined the A-Sun, is tied at seven games
apiece.
Campbell will be back in action next weekend in Buies Creek,
hosting Stetson on Saturday, Jan. 22 at 1 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast
will also head into the Pope Center on Monday.
